I had been summoned by a friend, but chanced upon the play. How could I not notice sheets strung as stage curtains across a back yard, people arriving with food, four girls sitting in a canoe and someone in a bicycle helmet about to make an…MORE
Features
Pet of the week: Lulu is protective and particular
Tue, 09/27/11
Lulu is a mixed breed dog who lives with Bryce Robertson and her partner Jesse Taylor and a number of other dogs. She came to live with the family four years ago. Robertson guesses that she is a mixture of Papillion and Pug. Some friends of…MORE
Reality Mom: There’s a lot you don’t know
Tue, 09/27/11
Besides wanting to extend the olive branch to my parents by braving the fifteen-hour cross country flight and Hurricane Irene (see previous column for gruesome details), the other reason I ventured the journey back east was to reconnect with…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Pan Africa Grill blends cuisines from the entire African continent
Mon, 09/26/11
Mulugeta “Mulu” Abate will bring all the training he received from his mother and his mother too to the operation of the new Pan Africa Grill opening Sept. 27 at 5905 California Ave. s.w. near Juneau Street.
It is the next step for Abate…MORE
The Grass is Greener
Mon, 09/26/11
When the weather turns grey in the early mornings I think of all the activities that I am involved in and it cheers me up. Even though I don’t travel worldwide anymore there is a myriad of interesting places to visit close to home. Our local…MORE
Baseball memories and my favorite bat
Mon, 09/26/11
I coulda been a contender.
If not for Bobby Pendergrass and Donny Kirsch.
The three of us were kids crazy about baseball when we were growing up in Portland and though they never heard of me our lives intertwined.
Bobby and…MORE
Think you're a Seahawk fan? Meet two of the best
Sun, 09/25/11
There are Seahawks fans and then there are incredibly dedicated Seahawks fans. You've seen them with their 12th man jerseys, and all kinds of gear.
But there are two kids in West Seattle that bring new meaning to the term.
Michelle…MORE
West Seattle Soccer Club picture day at Hamilton Viewpoint was flashy fun
Sat, 09/24/11
Saturday Sept. 24 was picture day for the West Seattle Soccer Club and the annual event (today was for only half the league) was staged by Legends Sports Photography a Federal Way firm that specializes in team sport photos (but also offers other…MORE
UPDATE: Duff McKagan & band Loaded wrap up film high above West Seattle; Downtown
Fri, 09/23/11
Sept. 30 UPDATE: Here are two links to video interviews with Duff McKagan and Jamie Chamberin, filmed by Casey Poier, Digital Strategist Destination Marketing for Kenmore Air
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUhQSWMTRyU Duff Interviewhttp://…MORE
Ballard Big Picture: The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne visits Sonic Boom
Fri, 09/23/11
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After a rocking concert at the Puyallup Fair on September 21, The Flaming Lips frontman, Wayne Coyne, stopped by Ballard on Thursday evening to meet friends and sign merchandise at Sonic Boom Records.…MORE
